The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
These rules may be called the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2009. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
New Delhi: First, Panna tiger reserve lost all its tigresses to poachers. Now, it may have lost its tigers as well. According to sources in the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) tracking the camera-trapping evidence, there are now no signs of tigers in the once densely populated reserve. While Madhya …
These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2009. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
KOLKATA, March 2: The Union ministry of environment and forest has recently directed all state forest departments to issue ownership certificates to people possessing wildlife articles and artifacts, in a crackdown on the illegal wildlife goods trade. Under the Protection of Wildlife Act, selling and taking bank loans against wildlife …
SUMAN K. SHRIVASTAVA Clearing hurdles Ranchi, March 1: The environment appraisal committee of the Union ministry of environment and forests today accepted that the coal industry needed fast green clearance to increase production and meet growing demands. But changes are needed in the environmental laws, it observed. The 15-member committee, …
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is the first ever law internationally, that guarantees wage employment at an unprecedented scale. NREGA aims at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a year to every household whose adult …
India has tightened guidelines for storage of toxic industrial waste. But is it enough?India has tightened guidelines for storage of toxic industrial waste. But is it enough? A fire at Ankleshwar forced India to rethink how it handles hazardous waste. Drums carrying dangerous industrial sludge flew amid leaping flames and …
Environment ministry invites comments to amendment that dilutes environmental clearance THE latest amendment to the environment impact assessment (eia) notification that is supposed to expedite environmental clearance for development projects, is now open for public comment. The eia notification, 1994, mandated environmental clearance for all infrastructure and development activities but …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project with the objective to support the development of institutional and methodological framework for implementing of pilots for rehabilitation of highly polluted sites resulting from rapid industrialization. Ministry of Environment and Forests, under this Project has …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 24: They ventured into the smoky streets of Jamshedpur all for the sake of a pollution survey, also a part of a national environment awareness campaign sponsored by the Union ministry of forest and environment. Students of Jamshedpur Women
The notification for setting up the Ganga River Basin Authority for comprehensive management of the basin. The authority chaired by the prime minister will consist of the chief ministers of the Ganga basin states as members along with related ministers of the central government. Whereas the river Ganga is of …
Whereas the river Ganga is of unique importance ascribed to reasons that are geographical, historical, socio-cultural and economic giving it the status of a national river. And whereas the river Ganga has been facing serious threat due to discharge of increasing quantities of sewage effluents, trade effluents and other pollutants …
Mumbai: The Adani Mining Private Limited's isn't the only company awaiting clearance to mine coal in the dense forest cover around the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR). Five companies have been allotted coal blocks in the area. Environmentalists say, this will be the death-knell for the tiger reserve. The major …
In a first for the tiger conservation effort in the country a Special Tiger Protection Force under the aegis of the National Tiger Conservation Authority is all set to provide the much-needed boost to preserve the dwindling tiger population. The proposal, formulated by the Home Ministry and the Ministry of …
